🔥 Trending Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Lyrics and Meaning)

Bonnie Tyler, born Gaynor Hopkins on June 8, 1951, was a Welsh singer and songwriter renowned for her distinctive husky voice ¹³. She rose to international prominence with her debut studio album The World Starts Tonight in 1977, featuring singles like "Lost in France" and "More Than a Feeling" ¹. Tyler is best known for her powerful pop-rock ballads, most notably "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero" ⁴⁵⁷. Her biggest hit, "Total Eclipse of the Heart," released in 1983, became a cultural touchstone with over 1.1 billion streams on Spotify and 1.3 billion views on YouTube ². Bonnie Tyler passed away on July 8, 2026, at the age of 75 ¹⁵.

The lyrics to "Total Eclipse of the Heart" are as follows ⁹¹⁰:

(Turn around)

Every now and then I get a little bit lonely

And you're never coming 'round

(Turn around)

Every now and then I get a little bit tired

Of listening to the sound of my tears

(Turn around)

Every now and then I get a little bit nervous

That the best of all the years have gone by

(Turn around)

Every now and then I get a little bit terrified

And then I see the look in your eyes

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then I fall apart

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight

And I need you more than ever

And if you only hold me tight

We'll be holding on forever

And we'll only be making it right

'Cause we'll never be wrong together

We can take it to the end of the line

Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time

(All of the time)

I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark

We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

I really need you tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

(Once upon a time I was falling in love)

But now I'm only falling apart

(Nothing I can do)

A total eclipse of the heart

(Once upon a time there was light in my life)

But now there's only love in the dark

(Nothing I can say)

A total eclipse of the heart

(Turn around)

Every now and then I get a little bit hungry

And you're never coming 'round

(Turn around)

Every now and then I get a little bit angry

And you're never coming 'round

(Turn around)

Every now and then I get a little bit terrified

But then I see the look in your eyes

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then I fall apart

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight

And I need you more than ever

And if you only hold me tight

We'll be holding on forever

And we'll only be making it right

'Cause we'll never be wrong together

We can take it to the end of the line

Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time

(All of the time)

I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark

We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

I really need you tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

(Once upon a time I was falling in love)

But now I'm only falling apart

(Nothing I can do)

A total eclipse of the heart

(Once upon a time there was light in my life)

But now there's only love in the dark

(Nothing I can say)

A total eclipse of the heart

And I need you now tonight

And I need you more than ever

And if you only hold me tight

We'll be holding on forever

And we'll only be making it right

'Cause we'll never be wrong together

We can take it to the end of the line

Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time

(All of the time)

I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark

We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

I really need you tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

(Once upon a time I was falling in love)

But now I'm only falling apart

(Nothing I can do)

A total eclipse of the heart

(Once upon a time there was light in my life)

But now there's only love in the dark

(Nothing I can say)

A total eclipse of the heart

(Turn around, bright eyes)

(Turn around, bright eyes)

(Turn around)

(Turn around)

(Turn around)

(Turn around)